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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 10-018RESOLUTION NO: 10 - 018 APPLICATION NUMBERS: GPA09 -0001 & ZOA09 -0005 APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE (2007- 2014), INCLUDING A GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ORDINANCE, AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE, SAFETY, OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION ELEMENTS, THE SARATOGA VILLAGE PLAN, AND THE SARATOGA VILLAGE DESIGN GUIDELINES The City of Saratoga City Council finds and determines as follows with respect to the above - described application: WHEREAS, the Housing Element is the state - mandated General Plan element that addresses how the City of Saratoga will strive to achieve its share of regional housing needs within the assigned planning period. The State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is responsible for providing the Association of Bay Area Government (ABAG) with the region's share of the state -wide housing need. ABAG, in turn, through the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), works with cities to determine each jurisdiction's share of regional housing need. The housing need numbers are then incorporated into the Housing Element update and provide the basis for formulation for housing programs for the ensuing planning period, and WHEREAS, on October 16, 2007, at a joint meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission, Staff was directed to prepare a Request for Proposals for the purpose of selecting a consultant to prepare an update to the General Plan Housing Element for the 2007 -2014 planning period; and WHEREAS, on April 2, 2008, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with RBF Consulting to prepare an update to the General Plan Housing Element for the 2007 -2014 planning period; and WHEREAS, public participation opportunities were provided through several means including, two public workshops, three City Council/Planning Commission study sessions, and the City of Saratoga Website; and WHEREAS, on April 30, 2009, a draft Housing Element was submitted to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and comment; and WHEREAS, following several sets of comments from HCD and responses by the City on January 11, 2010, HCD provided the City a letter stating that the Draft Housing Element attached hereto as Attachment 3F was in compliance with State housing element law; and WHEREAS, on March 10, 2010 the Planning Commission held a duly noticed Public Hearing on the draft Housing Element and related planning actions described below at which time all interested parties were given a full oppoSrtunity to be heard and to present evidence and argument. The Planning Commission considered the draft Housing Element, 1 the General Plan Housing Element Implementation Ordinance, amendments to the General Plan Land Use, Safety, Open Space and Conservation Elements, the Saratoga Village Plan, and the Saratoga Village Design Guidelines, the Staff Report, CEQA documentation, correspondence, presentations from the public, and all testimony and other evidence presented at the Public Hearing. The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt the Housing Element and all related General Plan, ordinance, and other amendments; and WHEREAS, on April 7, 2010 the City Council held a duly noticed Public Hearing on the draft Housing Element and related planning actions described below at which time all interested parties were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence and argument. The City Council considered the draft Housing Element, the General Plan Housing Element Implementation Ordinance, amendments to the General Plan Land Use, Safety, Open Space and Conservation Elements, the Saratoga Village Plan, and the Saratoga Village Design Guidelines, the Staff Report, CEQA documentation, correspondence, presentations from the public, and all testimony and other evidence presented at the Public Hearing, and WHEREAS, amendments to the General Plan Land Use Element and the General Plan Open Space and Conservation Element (included as Attachment 3A) are intended to ensure internal consistency between the General Plan Land Use Element, the General Plan Open Space and Conservation Element, and the 2007 -2014 General Plan Housing Element; and WHEREAS, amendments to the City of Saratoga Village Design Guidelines (included as Attachment 3B) are intended to ensure consistency between the Saratoga Village Design Guidelines and the 2007 -2014 General Plan Housing Element; and WHEREAS, amendments to the City of Saratoga Village Plan (included as Attachment 3C) are intended to ensure internal consistency between the Village Plan and the 2007 -2014 General Plan Housing Element; and WHEREAS, amendments to the General Plan Safety Element and Open Space and Conservation Element (included as Attachment 3D) are intended to ensure that these General Plan Elements include the information required by Assembly Bill 162 and include an update of the map regarding fire hazard areas to conform to recent information provided by the State of California; and WHEREAS, amendments to Chapter 15 (Zoning) of the Saratoga City Code (included as Attachment 3E) are intended to implement the policies contained in the 2007- 2014 General Plan Housing Element and include changes to Article 15 -10 (Establishment of Zoning Districts), Article 15 -19 (Commercial Districts), Article 15 -46 (Design Review: Multi - Family Dwellings and Commercial Structures), Article 15 -58 (Mixed -Use Development Standards), and Article 15 -80 (Miscellaneous Regulations and Exceptions); and WHEREAS, environmental review was completed in the form of an Initial Study General Plan Housing Element 2007 - 2014 2 and it was determined that the proposed adoption of the 2007 -2014 Housing Element, the General Plan Housing Element Implementation Ordinance, amendments to the General Plan Land Use, Safety, Open Space and Conservation Elements, the Saratoga Village Plan, and the Saratoga Village Design Guidelines would not result in potential significant impacts on the environment and a Negative Declaration was prepared and the Planning Commission has recommended that it be adopted by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the 2007 -2014 Housing Element Update, the General Plan Housing Element Implementation Ordinance, and the proposed amendments to the General Plan Land Use, Safety, Open Space and Conservation Elements, the Saratoga Village Plan, and the Saratoga Village Design Guidelines are consistent with the City of Saratoga General Plan as amended by this Resolution; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Saratoga does hereby adopt the 2007 -2014 Draft Housing Element and General Plan Housing Element Implementation Ordinance, and related amendments to the General Plan Land Use, Safety, Open Space and Conservation Elements, the Saratoga Village Plan, and the Saratoga Village Design Guidelines. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Saratoga City Council this 7th day of April 2010 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember Chuck Page, Susie Nagpal, Howard Miller, Mayor Kathleen King NOES: Vice Mayor Jill Hunter ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: Ann u livan City Clerk General Plan Housing Element 2007 - 2014 Kathleen M. King Mayor 3